Wednesday 21st January 2026

Wednesday 21^st January 2026

Three Reservoirs Walk, Jumbles, Wayoh, and Entwistle.

 The second long walk this month began at Jumbles Country Park, on a dull but dry morning with eighteen walkers turning right out of the car park, and headed past the café continuing along the shore of Jumbles Reservoir, as far as the concrete bridge. Staying on the path we followed Bradshaw Brook, through the woods into Turton Bottoms, where we crossed Bolton Road, and headed up to the Black Bull.

After turning left at the pub, we joined a footpath which took us to the embankment of Wayoh Reservoir, the second of our three reservoirs. At the end of the embankment, we climbed the steep slope up to a field at the top, that is designated an area of Scientific Interest. Once across the field we joined a path which descended to the shore of the reservoir and followed it to Crow Trees Lane, which we crossed and continued to follow the path to the top of the reservoir. After crossing the footbridge, over Broadhead Brook, we began the steep climb in Entwistle where we stopped for our morning coffee break.

Once refreshed we joined the track, to the left of the Strawbury Duck, passing the houses on our left, built for the employees of the railway. Continuing down the track we soon arrived at the shore of Entwistle Reservoir, the third of our reservoirs, where after passing through a gate, on our right, we continued to walk around the reservoir eventually arriving at Entwistle Reservoir Upper Car Park.

After walking across the car park, we joined a footpath that took us through the woods where we had a view, on our left, of the reservoir overflow which is the start of Bradshaw Brook. Continuing through the woods we soon had sight of Bradshaw Brook Railway Viaduct, built in 1848, and after spending time admiring the structure, we continued to descend to the shore of Wayoh Reservoir. We continued along the shore, back to the embankment where we turned right and walked into Chapeltown, where we had booked lunch at the Chetham Arms.

It was just a short and familiar walk back to Jumbles Reservoir having covered ten respectable miles.